Vanity case or similar article



July 9, 1935.

l J. E. PETERSON VANITY CASE OR SIMILAR ARTICLE Filed Feb. 8, 1935 Patented July 9, 1935 UNITED STATES VANITY CASE OR SIMILAR ARTICLE Jo'hn E. Peterson, Milford, Conn., assignor to The Waterbury Lock & Specialty Company, Milford, Conn., a corporation Application February 8, 1935, Serial No. 5,563

1 Claim.

vanity cases or similar articles, and particularly to cases formed from sheet-metal, with sidepieces projecting slightly beyond the edges of the casing and with a nishing-strip preferably of a cellulose compound secured to the casing at its ends but this materialV is liable to warp so that the sides of the strip will rise above the edges of the sides of the cas-ing.

The object of this invention is to provide means for holding the sides of the strip in position, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

' Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of the vanity box or similar article constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the 20 same; l*

Fig. 3 is a perspective rear view of the box, with the nishing-strip removed;

Fig. 4 is a perspective front View of the casing, before the side-pieces are attached; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the finishingstrip, detached.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a casing of usual construction, comprising a back I0 and side-pieces II and I2, the side-pieces projecting 80 beyond the face of the back. The sides of the (Cl. G-37) 'This invention relates to an improvement inV back are formed with slots I3 and I4, and the strip I5, of cellulose or other suitable material of proper length to cover the back and ends of the casing, is formed on opposite sides with iianges I 6, which are preferably set inward slightly as 5 shown in'Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawing.

After the case is assembled and the side-pieces connected with the casing, a strip of material I5 is laid over the back and the flanges I6 tucked into the slots I3 and I4, after which the ends 10 of the strips are secured in the usual manner, so as to cover the back and ends of the casing. By thus holding the interlocking sides of the strip between the back and side-pieces, curling of the strip is prevented and the sides of the strip can- 15 not rise above the edges of the side-pieces so as to be exposed.

This construction can be produced without additional cost, and adds greatly to the appearance of the finished article.

I claim:

An article of the class described, comprising: a back; side-pieces connected thereto; the back formed on opposite sides with slots; and a finishing-strip formed on opposite sides with iianges adapted to extend into said slots, the ends of the strip extending over the ends of the'casing and secured thereto.

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